In Northfield, Minnesota, a communications firm built its reputation on work it could invoice - and its identity on work it deliberately could not.
A $2 billion roll-up put fundraising, grants, casework and corporate giving under one roof. Bonterra's harder job is turning that collection into a network nonprofits can trust - and use without adding more work.
Jason Hausske wants giving to feel less like a year-end tax chore and more like a habit you post about. His bet: philanthropy grows when it stops being private.

At Northern Trust, Kelly Mannard turned a quiet institutional name into a measurable global brand - while keeping relationships and community work at the center of the job.